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A history of death in the Hebrew Bible
- Title
- A history of death in the Hebrew Bible / Matthew J. Suriano.
- Author
- Suriano, Matthew J.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press USA, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- The meaning of the afterlife in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is studied through the ideals of a good death, beginning with burial customs. This book uses burial remains from Iron Age Judah to shed important light on the images of death found in biblical literature.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-287) and index.
- Contents
- Prolegomenon: The afterlife embodied -- Part I. The archaeology of death in Iron Age Judah. Death as transition in Judahite mortuary practices -- The history of the Judahite bench tomb -- Writing and the tomb -- Part II. Death and the afterlife in the Hebrew Bible. Care for the dead -- The narrative of bones -- The tomb and the identity of the dead -- Death, dying, and the liminality of Sheol -- Epilogue: The invisible tomb.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-6454
- ISBN
- 9780190844738
- 0190844736
- LCCN
- 2017038777
- 40028206492
- OCLC
- 1001287730
- Author
- Suriano, Matthew J., author.
- Title
- A history of death in the Hebrew Bible / Matthew J. Suriano.
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press USA, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-287) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Suriano, Matthew J. History of death in the Hebrew Bible. New York : Oxford University Press USA, [2018] 9780190844745 (DLC) 2017039300
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028206492
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-6454